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Harvard & Smithsonian researchers describe Lumina, which they call the largest cosmological radiation hydrodynamics simulation yet, built to be tested against Webb and Roman data.
The Hollywood Reporter says All of a Sudden, Clarissa, La Gradiva, The Invite and Tender Loving Care top the 2026 Gotham Film Awards nominees, with the ceremony set for 30 November in New York.
Norwegian researchers report in NAR Molecular Medicine that JAK inhibitors, used for rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, reduced antiviral gene activity and helped several viruses spread in laboratory cell and organoid models.
New dating suggests the Ubeidiya site in the Jordan Valley is at least 1.9 million years old, hundreds of thousands of years older than earlier estimates and comparable in age to Dmanisi in Georgia, according to the researchers.
Apple announced a refreshed 14-inch MacBook Pro with its M6 chip on 27 October, starting at $1,999 with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, plus an M6 iMac from $1,499; preorders open 28 October.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke with Vladimir Putin on 27 October, the first direct contact between European leaders and the Russian president in over a year; Denmark's leader voiced scepticism.
Documentary photographer Nyancho NwaNri won the 2026 Flickr x Black Women Photographers grant, now worth $10,000, for 'Of Grace and Concrete', a picture of young ballet students at a free school in Lagos.
Alexia Putellas, 32, won a record-equalling third women's Ballon d'Or at the London Palladium on 26 October, ahead of Ewa Pajor, with Barcelona taking most of the major women's prizes, according to The Guardian.
University of Hawaii researchers report in Scientific Reports that gut microbiome differences were associated with about 15% of the variation in a biological-aging measure among 123 adults, though the study cannot show cause and effect.
NASA's Artemis III will not land on the Moon: four astronauts will fly to low Earth orbit in summer 2027 to practise docking with prototype landers from Blue Origin and SpaceX, paving the way for an Artemis IV landing in 2028.
A previously unreleased 1978 Bowie concert will be turned into an immersive arena experience called 'Stage' by Brett Morgen, with a world premiere at Berlin's Uber Arena on 14 February 2027 alongside the Berlin Film Festival.
President Donald Trump said on 26 October that Brazil's runoff looked 'rigged' and 'corrupt', while adding that he likes Lula; electoral officials say the extended voting hours did not change the result.